Applications for investment registration certificate

Applications for investment registration certificate

1. Applications for investment registration certificate

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 36 of Decree 31/2021/ND-CP, an investor needs to submit an application for an investment registration certificate with the following documents:

• An application form for execution of the investment project, including a commitment to incur all costs and risks if the project is not approved.

• A document concerning the legal status of the investor.

• Document(s) proving the financial capacity of the investor including at least one of the following documents: 

  • The investor’s financial statements for the last two years.

  • Commitment of a parent company to provide financial support.

  • Commitment of a financial institution to provide financial support.

  • Guarantee for the investor’s financial capacity.

  • Other documents proving the investor’s financial capacity.

• Proposal for the investment project including the following main contents:

  • Investor or method of investor selection.

  • Investment objectives.

  • Investment scale, investment capital and plan for raising capital.

  • Location, duration and schedule of the investment project, information about the current use of land in the location of the project and proposed demand for land use (if any).

  • Demand for labor, proposal for investment incentives, impact and socio – economic efficiency of the project and preliminary assessment of environmental impact (if any) in accordance with the law on environment protection.

• Contents of the explanation for the technology to be used in the investment project if the project requires appraisal and collection of opinions on the technology in accordance with the Law on Technology Transfer.

• The business cooperation contract if the investment project is executed under a business cooperation contract.

• Other documents relating to the investment project, and requirements on the eligibility and capacity of the investor in accordance with law (if any).

Notes:

• If the law on construction requires formulation of a pre-feasibility study report, the investor is entitled to submit the pre-feasibility study report instead of a proposal for the investment project.

• If the project does not require the State to allocate or lease out land or to permit land repurposing, a copy of the document regarding the land use rights or other document identifying the right to use the location for execution of the investment project is required to be submitted.

2. Legal basis

• Law on Investment 2020.

• Decree No. 31/2021/ND-CP dated March 26, 2021 on elaboration of some articles of the Law on Investment.